In September of 1958 bids were accepted to build the first “City” hospital for $295,339.  On December 15^th of 1959 the hospital board met with the City Council to formulate plans to operate the hospital and hire the first employee of the hospital.  In the 50+ years since there have been multiple additions and renovations to the hospital, with the largest being a 4.2 million dollar renovation and addition that was completed in May of 2007, and the most recent a new CT scanner and addition completed May of 2016.